Migrating via the Plesk Interface

Log in to Plesk on the destination server as the Plesk administrator.

Go to Server Management > Extensions > Plesk Migrator >
Start a New Migration. If Plesk Migrator is unavailable, install
it following the instructions here.

Select the hosting panel installed on the source server from the
Panel type menu.

Specify the following:

• The source server’s IP address. If migrating from a Linux server,
  specify the SSH port as well (22 by default).
• (Plesk for Linux) The login and password of a root user on the
  source server. Alternatively, you can choose to authenticate via
  SSH keys. For details, refer to Authentication by SSH
  (Linux).
• (Plesk for Windows) The login and password of the built-in
  administrator accounts on both the source and the destination
  servers.
• The directory for storing temporary files on the source server
  (make sure there is enough free disk space available to store the
  dump of the largest database that will be migrated).

If migrating from a Windows-based server, specify the method for
installing the RPC agent (an application enabling Plesk Migrator to
gather data):

• Automatic (recommended). Plesk Migrator will try to deploy and
  start RPC agent on the source server using the built-in
  administrator account. In some cases, automatic deployment may
  fail (for example, due to firewall settings, or because the File
  and Printer Sharing or RPC services are disabled). If this
  happens, deploy the agent manually.
• Manual. A link to download the RPC agent package will be
  provided. Download the package and install the agent on the source
  server manually.

Click Prepare Migration to proceed to the next step. Plesk
Migrator will attempt to fetch the data about the different objects
(domains, subscriptions, customer/reseller accounts, and hosting
plans) found on the source server. If the connection fails,
double-check the source server information, make sure that the
connection is not blocked by firewall, and try again.

Note that from this point onwards, you can leave the Migrator
interface without losing your progress - the migration will remain in
progress until you finish it explicitly. To…